High Chief Kotyan of Kirghiz

High Chief Kotyan of Kirghiz (1025-) was the high chief of Kirghiz from 1060, succeeding Khan Uzluk of Mongolia.

Biography
Kotyan was born in 1025 to the Manichaean Kyrgyz Yenisei Kirghiz tribe, and he was the son of Khan Uzluk of Mongolia. In 1040, the Liao dynasty conquered the Yenisei Kirghiz khaganate, and Uzluk led his tribe to present-day Kyrgyzstan. Kotyan succeeded him on his death in 1060, and he led the Kirghiz. He had to deal with some rebellions in his lands, which were divided due to the high pressure on the kingdom.